Over 500 COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas, highest outside NCR

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas has breached 500 in the number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on April 27, making it the area outside National Capital Region (NCR) with the highest numbers of COVID-19…

17-year-old kidney patient from Carcar City dies of COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 17-year-old boy battling a kidney disease has succumbed to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The boy is the fourth case of COVID-19 in Cebu province and the first in this city located some…

OWWA did not coordinate arrival of repatriated OFWs in Cebu — Gwen

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has cried foul over the alleged failure of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to coordinate with the province about the mercy voyage carrying over 200 repatriated seafarers that…

9,403 ECQ violators in CV in nearly a month

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Almost a month since some of the provinces in Central Visayas implemented enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the number of quarantine violators has reached 9,403 individuals. Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police Regional…

DOH urged: Conduct swab tests on cops manning areas with COVID-19 cases

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cebu City had continued to rise, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said they would be asking the Department of Health…

More than 200 OFWs set to arrive in Cebu on April 28

Irene R. Sino Cruz, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 200 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), most of whom are seafarers stranded in Metro Manila, are set to arrive in Cebu on Tuesday, April 28. That is according to authorities, who confirmed…

115 liquor ban violators nabbed in Lapu since start of ECQ — police

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/26/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Police have arrested 115 persons, who are liquor ban violators, since the start of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) this April in Lapu-Lapu City. Police Colonel Clarito Baja, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO)…

Frasco launches hotline for 5th district residents, displaced workers, OFWs

Rosalie Abatayo 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents in Cebu’s fifth district may already air their concerns on relief assistance during the enhanced community quarantine through a “hotline” commissioned by Representative Vincent Franco Frasco. On Sunday, April 26, 2020, Frasco…

Raps readied against Ronda woman accused of killing her 70-year-old mom

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A parricide case is being readied against a 38-year-old woman, who is accused of killing her mother at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Rowena Allawan was caught by relatives holding…

No time for fear: Police frontliners’ view on the war against COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fighting an unknown enemy is very scary. What makes it even scarier is the thought that they too can get the infection and die while they risk their lives serving their fellow Cebuanos…

COVID-19 in Brgy. Luz’s Zapatera spreads to nearby sitios

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on Sunday, April 26, 2020, announced that 40 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were recorded in the city. This development brings the cumulative total confirmed COVID-19 cases…

Minglanilla cops have given relief goods to more than 140 families

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “We can’t afford to give one sack of rice or provide for everyone, but we hope the small relief packs will be able to show you how much we care.” Police Master Sergeant…

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